On Monday night, Lima City Council passed the first ordinances of 2025 along with the Lima Police Department providing council a brief report on their traffic trailer usage. First, legislation was passed to sell 3 parcels of land located at 1434 S. Union Street, 108 E. 7th Street, and 0 S. Union Street to the Health Partners Foundation. Additionally, council unanimously passed legislation for Mayor Sharetta Smith to enter into a contract with Ben's Construction Inc. for the mayor's $1.5 million Better Together Plan of demolishing blighted neighborhood properties.
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A two-alarm fire severely damaged a Lima home early Friday morning. Just before 2:30 a.m., the Lima Fire Department was called to 716 South Judkins Avenue. The fire was seen coming from the front of the home and garage. Shawnee Township Fire Department was called for mutual aid.
The Groupie Movie Series shows classic movies on the 60-foot screen at the Lima Civic Center.
23-year-old Rakeem Jones was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds. The police don't have anyone in custody, but they are following up with leads in their investigation.
The City of Lima is looking at buying some property in Downtown Lima, and they will get an update on another multi-million dollar project that is moving right along. Council will also vote to go after two grants from the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
A Lima family is lucky to be unharmed after a Jeep plowed into their living room late Monday morning. Just before 11:30 a.m., Frank Cage and his family felt their house shake as a Jeep Grand Cherokee was in their living room. Cage says he and his wife had just left the room minutes before the vehicle came crashing through. According to officials on the scene, eyewitnesses say the jeep was traveling south on Blackburn Street when it continued across Elm Street into the Cage's yard and then into the home, taking out the picture window and wall.
Local businesses and residents were honored for their efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in Northwest Ohio.
A good pair of socks can go a long way to helping local teens this winter. The Safy Youth Drop-in Center is collecting new pairs of socks so they can be passed out to local teens. During the cold winter months, they saw that a lot of teens are not always wearing good warm socks. So last year, they started their socks drive as a small way to help local teens.
The City of Lima is announcing that 100 block of South Baxter will be closed for three days, beginning on Monday, September 16th, 2024. Access to W. Market Street shall be maintained by converting the south half of the block to two-way traffic during the closure. See the notice for more information.
Solvita Blood Center will be holding a drawing for everyone registers to donate blood to win 2 tickets to OSU/Michigan on November 30th. Mercy Health-St. Ritas is hosting a Solvita blood drive on September 10th.